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Trucker of the Year: Page 5
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Making all of it work, and then some: Illinois-headquartered Pulli Express
On Overdrive Radio: This husband/wife duo, March Trucker of the Month Pulli Express, excels in the art of juggling life and work on the road, running three trucks between them and an owner-operator leased. What else? Four young children at home.
April 14, 2023
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'Everything is a lesson' -- Pulli Express Inc.'s path to profits through continual adjustment
Owner-operators Tim and Shelley Puzek-Pulli's steady-as-she-goes approach to their two-decade-old owner-operator business, now a three-truck fleet, got a shot in the arm in 2012, after a crash launched in-house reckoning, big shifts in management.
March 27, 2023
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August 15, 2025
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Team Dreamline: Success designed, executed for a long-term home
The owner-operator dream team hauls leased to Southern Pride Trucking, the culmination of about a decade spent designing and executing their plan for a long-term home as business owners. Hear their story on Overdrive Radio here.
March 10, 2023
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Team owner-operators’ unique path to trucking success
February Truckers of the Month Chris and Ruth Smith took something of an unconventional path to ownership over the course of nearly 30 years, but now the team is banking big profits hauling jet engines for Southern Pride Trucking.
February 27, 2023
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How to be 'as bad as an accountant' to ensure long-term success
January's owner-operator Trucker of the Month tells his story, from his start as a flatbed-pulling hotshotter in a one-ton dually to stumbles through other trucks and growing "as bad as an accountant" with a focus on costs, revenue and profit per-trip.
February 10, 2023
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Always headed home: Owner-op pulls in profit with a single goal in mind
January Trucker of the Month Kelvin Schmidt's decade-plus career as an independent isn't, ultimately, about the trucking or simply making money. His operation's freight and rates consistency delivers profit and time back home where it belongs.
January 31, 2023
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Calling the best of the best among owner-operators
Overdrive relaunches its Trucker of the Year competition catching back up with the last winner, Dan Heister, who remains at the top of his business' game while building a fleet of vintage Fords and a trucking legacy at his new home.
December 7, 2022
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'Knock on wood,' Owner-Op of the Year Glen Horack's money-making ways set to grow
Listen in on lessons learned by decades-long owner Horack, who started team driving with his wife, Karla, after 2008, the one year -- "knock on wood," Horack said -- his one-truck business truly struggled in the depths of the Great Recession.
August 26, 2022
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Owner-Operator of the Year Glen Horack 'in good shape' for run toward the finish line
Owner-operator Horack -- now teaming with his wife, Karla -- turned early happenstance into long-term success trucking with a combination of sound money management, long-term relationship building and commitment to the right partners.
August 3, 2022
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Meet the owners and drivers of the year -- a window on the Las Vegas awards banquet
For this edition of Overdrive Radio, sit back and take it all in as we run through the stories of six finalists, three each in owner-operator and company driver categories, from this week's awards show at Truckload 2022 in Las Vegas.
March 25, 2022
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Owner-operator Glen Horack takes home $25K with top honor
The winner of the annual TCA/Overdrive Owner-Operator of the Year recognition program was announced Tuesday, March 22, at the concluding gala of the Truckload 2022 conference in Las Vegas.
March 23, 2022
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A truckin' start: The OTR origin stories of owner-op award finalists
In this edition of Overdrive Radio, hear how three competing nominees got their start, including award finalist five-timer Glen Horack, Iowa-based owner-operator Gene Houchin, and West Virginia-based team Allen and Sandy Smith.
March 11, 2022
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Experience pays dividends for Owner-Operator of the Year finalist Gene Houchin
Shenandoah, Iowa-based Gene Houchin has been hauling over-the-road since 1973. He got his start working for a local grain elevator and, after proving his skill backing trucks onto the elevator, got his chance to drive a truck hauling grain.
March 2, 2022
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Smart business decisions pay off for Owner-Operator of the Year finalist team
Allen and Sandy Smith, leased to National Carriers, run a "super solo" operation more than a full-on team operation at this point in their career. They're finalists for the Owner-Operator of the Year honor – the winner will receive $25,000.
February 23, 2022
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Teamwork key to Owner-Operator of the Year finalist Glen Horack’s success
Horack, who's leased to Prime, Inc., is one of three finalists for the Owner-Operator of the Year contest. The winner, announced at the Truckload Carriers Associations's Truckload 2022 convention in Las Vegas next month, will win $25,000.
February 16, 2022
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Three owner-operators vie for $25,000 cash prize
Glen Horack, Gene Houchin and Allen and Sandy Smith are finalists for the Owner-Operator of the Year contest, presented by the Truckload Carriers Association and Overdrive.
January 25, 2022
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Owner-Op of the Year Bryan Smith's three-decade journey through trucking, family, more
In this edition of Overdrive Radio, walk-and-talk with trucker Bryan Smith through decades of business ownership, after operating heavy equipment in the Marine Corps during the Gulf War, and commitment to family and community.
January 21, 2022
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Top of his game: Owner-Operator of the Year Bryan Smith
With as close a handle on costs as it's possible to have, owner-op Bryan Smith did very well in 2021 despite significant cost inflation. His business acumen is built on an exemplary career with a work-life balance successfully struck.
January 13, 2022
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